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Old 05-01-2010, 08:00 AM
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Purely for what it looks like...the Scorpio!

From experience I shall also say the Mk5 Fiesta - good fun little car but not tremendously well made and they rust like fuck... my 51 plater needs both rear arches, a tailgate, a bonnet, sill repair etc etc.... its a joke!
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its got to be the probe!!
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Probe. Terrible.

Really don't get why people are saying the Cougar was such a bad car though??? There was nothing wrong with the Cougar at all. I'm not a fan of the styling, but it was a decent car with good, proven engines, and seemed to get pretty good reviews at the time. I'm not sure why it was a sales flop to be honest.
Old 05-01-2010, 09:37 AM
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1997, it was shit.

Old 05-01-2010, 09:43 AM
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going on previous threads im really suprised no one has said the mk6 rs2000.

not many on here seem to like them much
Old 05-01-2010, 10:01 AM
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Its impossible to decide, there is just too much choice.

Its like trying to settle on which one you would fuck from girls aloud, it just cant be done, you will always change your mind again

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Originally Posted by RUPERT THE BIG HAIRY BEAR
reminds me of a suzuki alto or whet ever they are




and whos gunna be the first to say 3dr cossie or sapphire cossie lol
that is a mazda 121 from the beginning and they are a ford brand as well,it has been suzuki alto quite long,the probe is a mazda 626 with a australian body if i remeber right everything beneth the shell is mazda,engine ,gearbox suspension and so on all of them are pure shite,funny note tough is that multi millionaire jay leno has a ford like that with four wheel drive and turbo in his collection ???!!!
Old 05-01-2010, 10:08 AM
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in my opinion the newest mondeo looks like shit,i told our lokal salesman that he should call the design office and tell them to send the recently hired ex reanult designer the fuck home,it looks like a late laguna to me and i hate it thats it
Old 05-01-2010, 10:27 AM
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well ive got a 1.25 fiesta 5door,brand new,09 plate,and tbh its shockingly slow,looks rank,but id agree on the PROBE,or ultima
Old 05-01-2010, 10:34 AM
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i cant believe nobody has said the sierra.
bear with me....
yes,, ... a great car, ..... but in 1984 when for put the 1.3 sohc engine in it, with 60bhp!!!! what the fuck were they thinking????????????
0 - 60.............................17 seconds
that was a pile of shit
Old 05-01-2010, 10:41 AM
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or the old galaxy's....theyre dire!!!
Old 05-01-2010, 11:18 AM
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have to say galaxy,maverick or probe but the fusion is a real piece of shit also
Old 05-01-2010, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by m4tt274
worst UK fords probably mk3 fiesta or mk4/5 escort. i know there are decent varients but in the real world there old gutless rotboxes.

I agree, not well built shit.
Old 05-01-2010, 11:33 AM
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mk3 fiesta
Old 05-01-2010, 06:51 PM
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anyone who has driven a 1.8D transit im sure will agree with me when i say they are terrible. they are gutless, noisy, underpowerd and drink fuel. just terrible
Old 05-01-2010, 06:53 PM
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Old 05-01-2010, 07:32 PM
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mk5 escort - when it first came out 92/93 was an utter load of cack, and in-excusable for Ford to do that to their best selling car. The last of them were improved but still not by enough.
Old 05-01-2010, 07:37 PM
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tbh there isnt many fords i dont like. Ok there are some that could of been better.
Old 05-01-2010, 07:37 PM
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From a pure take the piss point of veiw

Escort mk5 mexico - it was not worthy of the mexico sticker it had

Escort mk6 GTI - gti's are vw fords are fords

Escort mk5/6 RS 2000 - was not a flat front nor a nose cone not worthy of the badge/sticker.

Just my two pence worth not out to offend.
Old 05-01-2010, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by m4tt274
what about this beast
gets my vote.
Old 05-01-2010, 08:04 PM
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ford explorer.... badly made american bullshit or the 1.3 sierra
Old 05-01-2010, 08:54 PM
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that first picture looks like a kia pride. i dont like ford probes but more reliable than any ford i ever had what with being mainly jap lol! i look after one that ive known for over 5 years and hasnt broke down once. i am absoloutely cosworth mad but from my experiance are the most unreliable cars ever. also all the rs turbos i know of round my area are seriously unreliable. worst looking has to be the old ka and worst to drive has to be the standard mk5 escorts and mk3 fiestas. i drove my mates mk1 escort and that was seriously wank but i let it off due to its age
Old 05-01-2010, 09:10 PM
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Hang on.... surely we are all missing one of the worst...


I completely retract my Mk3 Fiesta vote!

what about these beauties? lol

Old 05-01-2010, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by m4tt274
as above, ford have made some really good cars, but lets name and shame the bad ones.
i think that top of the list has got to be this
The magnificent 88' ford festiva lol

thats only a Ford by badge, its a mazda 121 or kia pride, think it was only sold in America as the festiva,

but how about the all new capri from the 90's, lucky we never got it!!!!!



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Originally Posted by DarylC
But I agree the ford probe not only looks crap but is crap.
have you ever owned one, driven one?

As someone stated earlier in thread, its a re badged maxda MX6, as both car were made in the same factory. The MX-6, 626 and Ford Probe were made together in joint-venture plants either by AutoAlliance in Flat Rock, MI for the North American market, and by Mazda Japan for Asian and European Markets.
,if you sit in it there is NO ford badges in the car..

this is an MX6



and the probe



and YES i am biased as i owned a probe and loved it.
Old 05-01-2010, 11:28 PM
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my vote goes to the sierra cosworth 4door ....thats 1 ugly taxi !!
Old 06-01-2010, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Spinners
gti's are vw fords are fords
What a ridiculous statement. VW didn't create the term "GTi", nor do they own it...

And what's a nose cone got to do with anything?
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Sorry, got to be the Mk3 fiesta or Mk4 Escort, both made from pure Iron Oxide, most needed sills before they left the showroom

Oh and the Mk 5 and Mk 6 Rs2000's are great cars, most people have never driven one.... The 5a is pig ugly, but still a good car.

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Old 06-01-2010, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by thebigmacmoomin
They were Kia Pride's in UK.

Worst car had to be the Probe.
These were originally Mazda 121s then kia prides.I agree with the probes pure shite.
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i had a 2.o cougar with full leather it was great and in black i thought it looked good, worst ford would be a mk3 fiesta me brother had one a 1.1 5 door, wot a bag of shit that was
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Originally Posted by Mike C
What a ridiculous statement. VW didn't create the term "GTi", nor do they own it...

And what's a nose cone got to do with anything?

The nose cone refers to the classic rs2000 not the new stuff and will never be as iconic as the old stuff.
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Originally Posted by Mike C
What a ridiculous statement. VW didn't create the term "GTi", nor do they own it...

And what's a nose cone got to do with anything?
Also as for the GTI badge was made famous by the golf GTI, so why did ford badge a car up as a GTI and make it more crap than a golf.
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How old are you Spinners?
Old 06-01-2010, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Spinners
Also as for the GTI badge was made famous by the golf GTI, so why did ford badge a car up as a GTI and make it more crap than a golf.
The Escort GTi is way better than any MK3 Golf GTi or NA MK4 Golf GTi IMO, and quicker.

And a hell of a lot better looking than any Golf.
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Originally Posted by RWD_cossie_wil
How old are you Spinners?
30 fella
Old 06-01-2010, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike C
The Escort GTi is way better than any MK3 Golf GTi or NA MK4 Golf GTi IMO, and quicker.

And a hell of a lot better looking than any Golf.


coming from a man that says I make pointless points posts?

It's only 10.30 ..... are you still drunk from last night?

Golfs are great motors and I would like to have seen an Escort Gti outrun my diesel Anni!
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Does it matter..... its badged GTI TDI

In fact actually, it was badged GTI.

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Golfs are possibly the most BORING car ever ... Just so many "sensible" people have them, I hate them just for that fact, and EVEY golf Gti driver thinks they have a fast car .... Escort Gti isn't the best car in the world, and was basically a re-badged Si with a few bolt on goodies as a model run-out special... Still not a bad car though, far rarther have one than any similar age golf....


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